Sharia Supervisory Board

Sheikh Al Manee’a is a prominent, highly-respected Sharia scholar. He is a member of the Senior Sharia Board in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a consultant in the Royal Court.

He is the Vice Chairman of the Sharia Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). He is also Chairman or a member of the Sharia Supervisory Boards of several other Islamic banks and financial institutions.

An expert at the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Sheikh Al Manee’a holds a Master’s degree from the Higher Institute for Judgment and has authored several books including ‘Paper Money: Truth, History and Reality’ and ‘Economic Research’ and others.

Sheikh Dr. Yaqouby is a prominent, highly-respected Islamic Sharia scholar and a successful businessman from the Kingdom of Bahrain. He is a member of the Sharia Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and is also a member of the Sharia Supervisory Boards of several banks, Islamic financial institutions, investment funds and international banks in the GCC region, Arab countries and around the world.

In 2007, the King of Bahrain, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, awarded Sheikh Dr. Yaqouby the Order Merit in recognition of his services in Bahrain and abroad. Sheikh Dr. Yaqouby has also received the Euromoney award for Innovation in Sharia Supervision, as well as the Malaysian Islamic Banking award and other awards.

Sheikh Dr. Yaqouby holds many academic, appreciation and honorary degrees. He has authored a large number of books.

Sheikh Al Asfoor is a well-known and highly-respected Sharia scholar in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

In addition to his membership of the Ithmaar Bank Sharia Supervisory Board, he is a member in several Sharia Supervisory Boards in the Kingdom of Bahrain and abroad. He has previously been a judge at the Supreme Sharia Court of Appeal (Jaafari).

Sheikh Al-Asfoor is the Head of the Jaafari Endowments and is a member of the Curriculum Development at the Jaafari Religious Institute as well as the Sharia Board of the International Islamic Rating Agency of the Islamic Development Bank. He is a graduate of Islamic Hawza from Qom, Iran and has authored more than 60 books on Islamic Sharia.

Sheikh Dr. Bahar is a well-known, highly-respected Sharia scholar from the Kingdom of Bahrain.

He is currently a Sharia member at First Energy Bank. He is also the Chairman or a member of the Sharia Supervisory Boards of several other Islamic banks and financial institutions, funds and investment portfolios in Bahrain and abroad.

Sheikh Dr. Bahar holds a Doctorate from Lahaye University in the Netherlands, a Master’s degree from Al Emam Al Awzae University in Lebanon, and a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Sharia from Prince Abdul Qader Al Jaazaeri University of Islamic Studies in Algeria.

Sheikh Dr. Bahar has authored several books in Islamic banking as well as society affairs. He also has several radio interviews and participations and newspaper columns.